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Business Monday ETC: April 7, 2025

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Jury selection in Karen Read trial resumes Monday with 10 jurors in place

Jury selection for Karen Read’s second trial will resume Monday morning, after four days of selection last week ended with 10 jurors seated. More than 200 people were summoned to Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham for potential jury service in the Read case each day...

By Larry Smith

Mass. Hidden Gems: Vintage car booths and homemade ice cream at Classic Burgers

Classic Burgers in West Springfield is the rare restaurant that somehow manages to be both inviting and impressive. It threads that needle through its immaculate combination of good food, solid value and retro vibes. Here, you can order an awesome cheeseburger or a killer milkshake...

By Larry Smith

Bruins center laments Boston’s second period woes in loss to Sabres

The Bruins have faced a lot of issues during the 2024-25 season, including their play in the second period.That trend continued Sunday in its 6-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. The Bruins jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period,...

By Larry Smith

Compared to NHL, how did Bruins fare vs. Ovechkin and Gretzky?

On Tuesday at TD Garden, fans in Boston saw Alex Ovechkin notch goal No. 891, just five days before he broke the NHL career goals record with 895, snapping a tie with Wayne Gretzky, who was in the stands on Long Island to celebrate the...

By Larry Smith

How Cape Cod will start tracking drug overdoses for follow-up, outreach

A new partnership between the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office and the peninsula’s leading health care provider will track drug overdoses and flag them for follow-up services. The critical incident management system (CIMS) for overdose and behavioral health-related incidents proposed by District Attorney Robert...

By Larry Smith

Despite limited playing time, Bruins goalie staying ready to help team

Joonas Korpisalo has played in 26 games this season. It’s substantially lower than his 55 games between the pipes last year for the Ottawa Senators.The goalie knew he would be the backup to Jeremy Swayman when Ottawa traded him to the Boston Bruins in the...

By Larry Smith

How losing to Buffalo affects Bruins’ NHL draft position

The Bruins blew a lead and potentially helped their draft position in the process. Sunday’s loss to the Sabres did two things. 1. It left the Bruins tied for the fourth fewest point in the NHL with the season winding down. 2. It kept the...

By Larry Smith

Asking Eric: Friends ask me out to lunch when they know I work from home

Dear Eric: Even before the pandemic, I worked a remote job full-time from home. However, I have always had to deal with people (friends, family, neighbors, etc.) thinking that “working from home” equals “free to do whatever I want, whenever I want.” I get a...

By Larry Smith

Dear Annie: My husband suddenly became an angry person due to a medical issue

Dear Annie: A few years ago, my husband—always kind, patient, and gentle throughout our nearly 40-year marriage—began behaving in ways that shocked me. He became verbally cruel, aggressive, and would erupt in sudden fits of rage over seemingly nothing. It escalated to the point where...

By Larry Smith